smaller than what we have designed here in san francisco. a lot of american cities are developed with the car in mind, but the history of european streets are a lot more narrow but they made the decision at some point over the last two decades to devote a portion of that to pedestrians and cyclists. obviously, the budgetary issues are real ones. the $100 million number at one level is challenging, but if you think about that over a multi- year period, that number represents only 0.3% of our overall city-wide budget. at some levels, it is daunting. in other respects, it is not. a third point i would like to make is our population as a city has remained stagnant in recent years. a lot of that is a function of

how we have grown, the challenges of being able to circulate people movement through the city. one thing that was fascinating, when you look at the urban cores of these urban cities, they are able to bring in hundreds and thousands of more people to live and work in an area because they can reduce the density needed with cars. in these cities, cycling is a way of life that compliments the use of cars as an other way of life. it is just another mode by which people think about getting around. from my perspective, it is not about elevating one mode of transit over the other. it is about making it possible for any of these boats to be utilized at any time. supervisor campos: thank you. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. i just wanted to come and join

the conversation quickly to express my support and appreciation for david chiu and others who have brought this forward. coincidentally, while commissioner chiu was abroad in europe, i was in latin america, where gasoline was about the equivalent of $0.40 a gallon. the fact that it was so accessible, that it was so cheap, you could see the stark contrast of the environmental degradation that had really engulfed nations, regions in the area because of a lack of prioritization and the easy convenience to this particular resource. i think it is exciting that we are at this juncture. that means we can take the next

step with of vision that could hopefully materialize into sound policy, with a companion piece that has been supported by the right budget, that enables this kind of observation that many have made to purchase separated in the trip abroad -- have made, who participated in the trip abroad. i have one question for the director. less than two years ago, san francisco was the first city in the u.s. to have a mandatory commuter benefit. requiring the private sector to compensate those who travel to work. at the time, congress was contemplating those who took their bicycles but that was

stopped. maybe if there was an ability to update that, that might instruct us in the added purpose of moving toward the real demand of our streets by bicyclists, a huge volume of those traveling to work by bicycle. >> in the comments i made, i mentioned there reauthorization of the surface transportation act. [unintelligible] and i know that several people in congress have been grappling with this. prominently [unintelligible] a very strong bicycle activists. when there is a prospect for real action there will be a type

that you are talking about. for municipalities to look for cheaper municipal transportation systems. which is what everyone has said today about bicycle investments. this would seem like one of those logical steps that can be taken by the federal or other governments to incentivize the behavior we are looking for. the facility investment in infrastructure is complemented by the encouragement of view so that we get the results we are looking for. that is not a trivial issue. i go back to some of the things that in said earlier, which i think are very sobering and important to remember. we have the most european of environments here in the u.s.,

but it is still different from places like amsterdam, paris, or florida -- or florence. we need to come up with a homegrown solution. we can have a very good utilization levels that very much justify the investment that we need to make here. in order to get to that, it has to be a package with mark -- marketing components, education components. it must have the other incentive components to a more balanced system. so that you do not have 70% of people driving. at the end of the day we need

policy decisions that are local about the right of way that we have. that is going to be a debate that happens in the context of the package of policies. not just to get the next 10 feet of roadway, but how it will be used and the bank for the buck. -- bang for the buck. with a long-range transportation plan you can demonstrate to people that the other modes are not being personally affected but rather getting to an overall system that makes sense, getting to the issue of achieving not just the goals related to the bicycle network, but also assisting ability. we will have to do something

about that in the face of continued growth of demographics and jobs in san francisco, which is one of the elements we can use to address that challenge. supervisor chu: -- supervisor mirkarimi: i look forward to that debate. supervisor chu: thank you to the commissioner for his excellent and informative debate all around. as we go forward i would like to talk about involving other partners. i do not think we will be able to get there unless the school board is on board. i think it we shall also reach out to the city college of sentences go, with over 100,000 students. i think we need to think of ways in which other agencies outside the city can be a part of this objective. with the bat, is there any member of the public that would

like to speak on this item? if so, please come forward. seeing none -- oh, please come forward. three minutes. >> my name is peter cannon, i am speaking on my own behalf, not the cac. i am delighted to see and listen to this discussion today. i worked for the city a couple of years ago when there were bike lanes and hardly any funds. things have definitely changed. i was amazed what they had done in new york city, which is a dense, urban area. as a bicycle program manager, i had been skeptical about separating bike paths like in europe.

it was not really done in the united states. having seen what they have done in the united states, new york, they have parking protected by planes. ñithere is a separate area nexto the curve. with special bicycle signals so that there would not be conflicts with turning cars in the bicycle lanes. if they can do something like this in such a crazy and dense area, like manhattan, they should be able to do it in san francisco. new york allows bicycles on the subways, even during the peak times. somehow it works. they do not have restrictions and it seems to work.

i support and agree with what i have heard here tonight. besides europe we should also look at places like new york and chicago as examples of best practices for what can be done in seven cisco. supervisor campos: any other member of the public? seeing no one, the public comment is closed. commissioner, thank you for the presentation. if we could now call the next item? >> item #5, recommend allocation, with conditions, to the municipal transportation agency of $508,000 in prop k funds for traffic calming - planning, evaluation and outreach and $214,000 in prop k funds for planning and design of new pedestrian signals, subject to the attached fiscal year cash flow distribution schedules, and amendment of the traffic calming 5-year prioritization program. supervisor campos: great. good morning. >> good morning. i will do a brief presentation

on both allocation requests for this item. this is a $722,000 allocation requests for two projects. there are new pedestrian signals planned for a total of $214,000. the out -- and planning item has six separate aspects. the first is $150,000, a large, area-oriented. smaller areas are six blocks to a blocks. one of them is on clayton in the

ashbury heights neighborhood. the next, do we, everything north of the circle, this project will begin in april of 2011. third is the jordan park and laurel heights area. the project begins in october of 2011. a bit of a longer, a bigger project, this also includes evaluation of traffic applications. the mta goes through rigorous evaluation. this includes contacting the applicants, going out to do speed counts and feel the investigation. between 30 and 60 each year, there is a variable. this is an ongoing program that provides funding for us.

same with the final piece of this, $12,000 to make sure that the website is up to date. the second major project in this request is $214,000 to plan and design pedestrian signals for the pedestrian countdown signals. the first part of the project is expected to be completed by june of 2011. within that peace, mta will decide on a list of eligible intersections which ones they will move forward with for the planning of the countdown signals. we will know by the end or

middle of next summer which items are moving into design phase. at that point we will release the remainder of the funds associated with the project. very quickly, the traffic calming peace requires an amendment because of minor cost increases in the plan. basically taking money that would have funded future of arterial traffic projects, adding it to the pot for these projects. we have staff here to answer any questions. supervisor campos: colleagues, any questions? no questions. thank you very much. thank you for your presentation. is there any member of the public that would like to speak on this item? seeing no one, public comment is closed. colleagues, can we have a motion? the motion is by dufty, without

objection. next item? >> internet -- item number six, introduction of new items. supervisor campos: are there any new items? members of the public that would like to speak on this? seeing no one, public comment is closed. next item. >> item #7, public comment. ." supervisor campos: is there any member of the public would like to speak on any public comment within his jurisdiction? >si no one, public comment is closed. item number eight? >> the journal. supervisor campos: thank you very much. this meeting is adjourned.

>> welcome to the finance committee.

could you please colon an number one? >> roll call. >> item 2. approval of minutes of a september 21, 2010 meeting. this is an action item. >> without objection. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? simenon, public comment is closed. >> item 3. recommend award of a three-year consulting contracts with two additional one-year extension options.

>> thank you. we have cynthia. >> as you may all recall, the fiscal 2010 budget includes a $340 million bond issuance. we anticipate using the proceeds from the bond from the presidio for project, mta subway, refund 150 million commercial paper. the authority has used bond and disclosure council services with legal documents and requirements in connection with the commercial paper and sale of bonds. current contract is with. it is the authority's policy to revisit the contract every five years. on august 3 the authority issued a request for proposal for a three-year contract with two one-year options to select two

firms to contract with the bond counsel and disclosure council services. on september 2, we received nine bids from different firms. on september 10, we interviewed four firms and the panel consisted of the stories that and staff from the transportation authority of marin. the panel selected two firms. nixon peabody and squire, sanders and density as the first and second ranked firms. the other firms all qualified for this work. nixon peabody, squire, sanders, and dempsey were selected because they showed an excellent financing plan. staff are well qualified and available for the assignment. both rates were competitive with the proposal.

the cac was presented this item on september 29 and recommended the motion unanimously. the contract will not exceed $400,000 in total. with that, we are seeking a recommendation to or the three- year contract with two additional one-year extensions to both companies in a combined total not to exceed $400,000 for disclosure council services in connection with the issuance, sale, and delivery of bonds. both firms are available at the meeting to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. could you not the presence of supervisor maxwell and alioto- pier? other questions?

>> two firms with an array of expertise. >> seeing no other questions, is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. move to without objection. we are moving to item number four. >> recommend award of a consulting contract to perkins and will in an amount not to exceed $990,000 for planning, urban design, a conceptual engineering. >> i am a transportation planner with the authority. this item begins on page 13.

in july, the board allocated $790,000 in prop k for the better market street project. the authority is leading the procurement for the interagency team comprised of the people of view, and today, and planning department. we went through our usual procurement process but with a twist to to the unique challenge of the private. we made a request for qualifications for which we received 700 and statements of qualifications and we shore listed three teens and we short listed them. the interagency team and review panel rated the proposals and interviews and we selected perkins and will as the firm. this was presented to the cac on september 29 and it was unanimously recommended. the project manager is here as

well as the project manager from perkins and will. i can also answer any questions that you may have. >> questions? let's open this up for public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor maxwell? >> could you give me three important criteria that you used in your selection? >> certainly, with the request for qualifications, we were looking for experience of the firms. this came in both brett in international and national experience as well as focused knowledge. we also knew there was going to be a time crunch with the repaving in 2015. we want to be sure there is sufficient staffing to complete the project with people who have relevant experience. their ability was important to us.

the other was the technical approach to market street. we were looking for ideas that were both realistic in reality and also changing the paradigm. we know there will be a mixture of things that will -- that are necessary to be a top firm. the other thing is strong out reached. we know there will be many stakeholders involved, agencies, and elected officials, and public at large. we wanted to be sure there was a strong, innovative approach taken to that. >> is there a motion? without objection. thank you. >> item 5. recommend execution of the option with vno patson annvan ness holding to extend the

office workplace lease. >> in october 1993, the authorities office was at city hall. with the approval of prop b, the authority help to relocate the office to 100 van ness. there we were administrating -- the transportation for clean air program. with the passage of prop k in november 2003, there is the need for additional space in august 2005. the authority move their offices up one floor. we were able tim expand 60% to accommodate for all of the additional space needed. currently, the authority has a five-year lease with vno. the lease expires august 2011 and includes a five-year option

to include a contract term. the authority had a big bet on march 20 and sought estimates from four other locations. we took a location at the embarcadero, the south of market, the civic center. from that bid and request an proposal, we were able to obtain estimates for the property at 1390 market street. a five-year contract would cost $2.4 million. atat 220 market street, we were able to obtain $2.5 million that we were able to contract for a five-year term. 1455 market street, we were able to obtain an estimate of $2.7 million at a five-year term lease. staying at the accord is current

offices, it would cost approximately $2 million to continue with the option and to fix the contract. based on financial impact alone, authority staff determined it would be to the authorities staff -- advantage to remain in their current location, with the area closest to city hall, it made the most sense. with that, i am seeking a recommendation to exercise the option with vno and to allow the executive director to contract and negotiate all terms. >> commissioner maxwell? >> it would also cost us a great deal to move. >> yes, the estimates included does not factor in the amount of staff time it would cost to pack

everything, arrange for the move, this is just purely how much it would cost in rent. an estimate of fair market value over the next five years. >> i appreciate the attachment. it shows the viability. 1390 market is fox plaza. even though the rent is lower, as supervisor maxwell said, the cost of moving other associated costs i am sure is much more cost-effective to stay in the current space. >> it is a lower rent initially for fiscal year -- fy11, fy12. as you go on, rent increases incrementally from $1 and up to $10. >> commissioner elsbernd?